i just picked up this cherokee and can not get it to start with key. if i turn the key on and jump the starter it fires right up, i can hear relay click when i turn key to start but nothing. also tried in neutral. it has been setting for awhile. any ideas would b great.

on my 95, i had to rock it back and forth in park a few times, then it fired.

Thats the NSS. Mine gives me all sorts of problems, usually just have to roll it threw the gears and it'll fire right up in N. Some people get lucky and can clean the contact points, while others get F'd and it'll break. I need to do this but don't have the ambition.

Alright I bypassed the nss first. No luck. Replaced it second. No luck. There is power going out of the ignition and an hear click of a relay inside on the fuse block. Waiting on someone to come home to varify the one under the hood. I had taken the starter to AutoZone and it passed, also if I jump the terminals on the starter relay it also turns over. I also tried replacing the relay.

Problem solved. Wasnt getting power to relay. Had a broken wire at firewall. Also for the guys that are having problems with yohr nss. To bypass just the neutral start without messing with your trans. Just connect the 2 black wires togather. I did it on the nss side of the grey plug under the hood. Thanks for everyones input.